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Bruhn vs Devitt

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DevittWinner
78.4

Devitt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Bruhn
78.3

Bruhn wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 John Devitt
78.4

Devitt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic 100 m freestyle champion in Rome 1960 after relay gold in 1956.

1. John Devitt
78.4
2. Annika Bruhn
78.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index per season

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇦🇺 John Devitt5 seasons played · career day 1,825410 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Annika Bruhn5 seasons played · career day 1,826328 major golds
-20.0% vs Devitt at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇪 Bruhn0050108247626
🇦🇺 Devitt0064146410506

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBruhnRetiredDevittRetired
European Championship medals2
German titles8
Olympic appearances2
World Championship appearances3
National records3
Olympic gold medals2
Olympic medals4
World records2
Commonwealth Games golds2
Olympic Games contested2
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8490
Longevity w20%7864
Honours w20%7882
Statistics w15%8278

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Devitt78.4
Bruhn78.3
The people
Bruhn
Devitt

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